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albugineous definition

al·bu·gin·eous (al′byo̵̅o̅ jin′ē əs)

adjective

of or resembling a tough white layer of fibrous body tissue, as the white of the eye

Etymology: ML albugineus < L albugo, white spot < albus, white: see elf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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